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Alistair Cockburn, Salt Lake City, UT US
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| 20090199353 | Apparatus and Method for Providing Open-Heeled Foot Apparel with Improved Heel Support - A method of manufacturing an article of foot apparel that includes a platform curved to anticipate the natural movement of a foot. The method includes forming the platform with a heel pad having a geometric center point. The method also includes connecting a retaining covering to the platform that is configured to retain a foot at the front of the platform and to allow the heel of the foot to move freely relative to the heel pad. The article of foot apparel conforms more closely to the actual physiology of the foot and allows the heel of the foot to remain centered in the heel pad when worn. | 08-13-2009 |
Alistair Conkie, Morristown, NJ US
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| 20080226256 | Systems and methods of providing modified media content - A method of providing modified media content is disclosed that includes providing media content to a destination device via a network, where the media content comprises video data and audio data have a first viewing rate. The method further includes receiving data indicating a selection of a second viewing rate via the network and modifying the media content to produce modified media content having approximately the second viewing rate. The modified media content includes modified video data and modified audio data synchronized at approximately the second viewing rate. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080235741 | Systems and Methods of providing modified media content - A method and system of providing media content is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving media content from a content source at a set-top box device. The media content includes video data having a first playback rate and audio data having the first playback rate. The method further includes transforming the audio data via a non-linear transformation to produce modified audio data having a second playback rate, modifying the video data to produce modified video data having the second playback rate, and synchronizing the modified audio data and the modified video data to produce modified media content having the second playback rate. A network-based media content storage device and associated logic to provide adjusted rate audio content are also disclosed. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090112591 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WORD LATTICE AUGMENTATION USING A PRE/POST VOCALIC CONSONANT DISTINCTION - Disclosed are systems and methods for recognizing speech in a spoken dialogue system. The method includes (1) receiving an input speech having at least one pre-vocalic consonant or at least one post-vocalic consonant, (2) generating at least one output lattice that calculates a first score by comparing the input speech to a training model to provide a result; (3) distinguishing between the at least one pre-vocalic consonant and the at least one post-vocalic consonant in the input speech, (4) calculating a second score by measuring a similarity between the at least one pre-vocalic consonant or the at least one post vocalic consonant in the input speech and the first score, (5) determining at least one category for at least one pre-vocalic match or mismatch or at least one post-vocalic match or mismatch by using the second score, and (6) refining the results of the an automated speech recognition (ASR) system by using the at least one category for at least one pre-vocalic match or mismatch or at least one post-vocalic match or mismatch. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090112594 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING ACOUSTIC MODELS FOR AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION WHICH DISTINGUISH PRE- AND POST-VOCALIC CONSONANTS - Disclosed are systems, methods and computer readable media for training acoustic models for an automatic speech recognition systems (ASR) system. The method includes receiving a speech signal, defining at least one syllable boundary position in the received speech signal, based on the at least one syllable boundary position, generating for each consonant in a consonant phoneme inventory a pre-vocalic position label and a post-vocalic position label to expand the consonant phoneme inventory, reformulating a lexicon to reflect an expanded consonant phoneme inventory, and training a language model for an automated speech recognition (ASR) system based on the reformulated lexicon. | 04-30-2009 |
Alistair Grearson, West Midlands GB
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| 20080314200 | FINE GRAINED CEMENTED CARBIDE WITH REFINED STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a fine grained WC-Co cemented carbide. By adding an extremely small amount of Ti, V, Zr, Ta or Nb alone or in combinations, a grain refined cemented carbide structure with less abnormal WC-grains has been obtained. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20110183832 | FINE GRAINED CEMENTED CARBIDE WITH REFINED STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a fine grained WC-Co cemented carbide. By adding an extremely small amount of Ti, V, Zr, Ta or Nb alone or in combinations, a grain refined cemented carbide structure with less abnormal WC-grains has been obtained. | 07-28-2011 |
Alistair Longmuir, Forres GB
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| 20090237262 | ANALYTE TESTING METHOD AND SYSTEM - Various systems and methods of operating an analyte measurement device is provided. The device has a display, user interface, processor, memory and user interface buttons. In one example, one of the methods can be achieved by measuring an analyte with the analyte measurement device; displaying a value representative of the analyte; prompting a user to activate a test reminder; and activating the test reminder to remind a user to conduct a test measurement at a different time. Other methods and systems are also described and illustrated. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100331654 | SYSTEMS FOR DIABETES MANAGEMENT AND METHODS - Described herein are systems and methods to utilize factual information based on stored blood glucose data to allow greater insight into the management of diabetes of a user. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110077493 | ANALYTE TESTING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DIABETES MANGEMENT - Various embodiments are described and illustrated to calculate an insulin bolus, recommend such bolus, and provide reminder messages for performing an additional glucose test. | 03-31-2011 |
Alistair Lowe-Norris, Issaquah, WA US
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| 20120107787 | ADVISORY SERVICES NETWORK AND ARCHITECTURE - Systems and methods are provided to implement an advisory services network that enables organizations to identify complex business problems from apparent business problems, immerse a diverse group of people in the businesses of the organizations, and promote collaboration to develop viable solutions to the complex business problems. An enterprise organization can supply case studies of real-life scenarios, data, ethnographic interviews to convey multiple views of problematic areas, etc., to enable members of the diverse group of people to immerse themselves into the problem space, participate in creative communications, such as discussions, and brainstorm potential solutions. Further, the advisory services network can include a gaming platform on which instances of serious games can be developed and deployed. The serious games enables sharing of ideas among players, discussions among players, and other player interactions to facilitate compounding of perspectives and solutions among a diverse group while providing an entertaining and through-provoking environment. | 05-03-2012 |
Alistair Macalister, Northboro, MA US
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| 20100276567 | Two-Sided Ice Sculpture Mold with Flip-Lock Fasteners - A reusable, two-sided ice sculpture mold is disclosed that includes two halves made of a semi-rigid material such as plastic that resists deformation during freezing but provides sufficient flexibility to allow the mold to be separated from a finished ice sculpture by a slight flexing of the mold halves. A leak resistant seal is formed between the rims of the two halves by including a sealing gasket between the rims and by holding the rims firmly together using flip-lock fasteners that are located around the rims and are able to apply a substantially uniform sealing force. Preferred embodiments include an open base for filling and/or a gasket groove in the rim of one of the halves. The claimed mold is inexpensive to manufacture and includes only three parts that are easily separated and cleaned between uses. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100277893 | Ice Sculpture Display Platform with Integrated Water Collection and Self-Powered Illumination - An ice sculpture display platform is disclosed that includes integrated water collection and self-powered illumination, thereby enabling display of arbitrarily shaped ice sculptures without requiring a water collection tray or connection to a power outlet. A display surface with drainage holes is supported on or above a water collection bowl, preferably forming a water-tight seal therewith. Battery-powered lights, such as incandescent or LED lights, are attached to the display surface and/or the water collection bowl, and illuminate the ice sculpture from the rim of the bowl, the rim of the platform, and/or from beneath the platform. Lights that illuminate from beneath can be impervious to water and/or sealed within a water-tight enclosure. A portion of the display platform can be transparent, allowing penetration of light originating from below. Batteries can be in water-tight enclosures, and can be in the bowl, under the rim, or under the platform. | 11-04-2010 |
Alistair Pilditch, Rolleston NZ
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| 20120025018 | Class Divider - A class divider in an aircraft between a first seating arrangement that comprises of seats of a first kind and a second seating arrangement that comprises of seats of a second kind. The divider comprises a primary partition wall member that extends upwardly from cabin floor level and that is positioned facing said first seating arrangement and a secondary partition wall member that extends from divider contiguous portions of a seat of said second kind positioned in said second class. The seat of said second kind bridges space between the secondary partition wall member and the cabin floor. | 02-02-2012 |
Alistair Taverner, Essex GB
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| 20090218203 | Keypad Shield - The present invention provides a shield for overlying a keypad and restricting the view of third parties. The shield comprises a main body connectable to the keypad and a screen defined in the main body and overlying the keypad. The keypad may only be viewed through the screen by the user of the keypad. The screen may be slidable and may be provided with a film that restricts the viewing angle such that the keypad may only be viewed through the screen from within a range of angles, which range is approximately 20° centered normal to the surface of the screen. The main body further provides an opening through which manual access to the keypad is permitted. The present invention finds particular use on the keypad of ATMs and point of sale PIN units. | 09-03-2009 |